Do you remember when the movie “Back to the Future” showed us flying cars and everyone thought it was too futuristic to be real? What if I told you that not only is this real, but it’s already happening? A new technology company has invested in flying cars and is shocking the world with its cutting-edge invention. For those who love cars and racing, a question about this remains: Could we now have Formula 1 races in the sky with these flying cars? Find out everything we’ve discovered about this futuristic invention and get ready for something unprecedented.
The Car Straight Out of the Movies
Although we still don’t have flying cars on a large scale like in the movies, the concept of flying car — called eVTOLs — is increasingly common in the automotive market, ad very close to reality. It’s not just Hollywood that produces flying cars in its movies, the bold flying car project of the moment is Airspeed, which promises to revolutionize the automotive scene.
The project, which is lead by Matt Pearson and Jack Withinshaw and is based in Adelaide, represents the technological advancement of cars, which with the help of artificial intelligence, aims to take Formula 1-style racing to the skies. It may seem like a completely unusual and crazy idea, but it is no exaggeration: according to the oficial Airspeed website, this is the “Formula 1 of the sky”.
The Airspeed was designed to be a racing car, as fast as Formula 1 cars, but that takes off vertically — this is the representation of car in the eVTOLs category — and cuts through the skies with surgical precision. Its engine has a high power and the model has a futuristic look, in addition to being an electric car, which is another positive step for the automotive industry in making more sustainable means of transportation viable.
Racing in the Skies: How It All Works
Airspeed is an ambitious project and yes, its creators definitely want to implement an F1-style race with flying cars. The company teamed up with HOK to design the entire structure for the race, such as a vertical racetrack, with the creation of landing and takeoff modules — easy to assemble and can be installed in different places. And, similar to F1, we will have a grid, pit stop areas and even Artificial Intelligence is involved in this great project.
According to the Airspeed creators, AI will play a fundamental role in these flying car races, which will be responsible for communication between the cars, promising to be intelligent and autonomous, preventing air accidents such as collisions between two cars, in addition to carrying out all the performance analyses of the cars.
This futuristic project is only possible thanks to its many sponsors — with an investment value around US$1.5 trillion — such as Dell, Intel, Acronis, AWS and Telstra Purple. The investment from these large companies has provided a 100% virtual control system for the race, infrastructure, security and connectivity.
A New Chapter in Mobility
Testing with Airspeed has already begun, and the first official race may take place in 2025. We’re looking forward to seeing what the dynamic, rules and regulations of the “Formula 1 of the sky” will be like, as well as all its challenges to take place. The expectation is that, if implemented outside of racing, Airspeed will have a positive impact of improvements in traffic logistics on the streets.
Airspeed is definitely the best representation of how technological innovation is changing everything we know about mobility, and it not only paves the way for a new car model, but also the reinvention of one of the most traditional and beloved sports by the public.
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